An Apparent recent decline in importations of dengue from Papua New Guinea into north Queensland
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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2009.33.6Keywords:
dengue, importation, Papua New Guinea, QueenslandAbstract
This short report discusses several importations of the Aedes aegypti, mosquito from Papua New Guinea, which have initiated large outbreaks of dengue in north Queensland.
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